As far as art goes, it certainly is good enough to present you the stories and get their point across, but it must be said the painstaking detail in which the various bottles and their small details were displayed.
The characters might feel a bit underwhelming and one-note, but then again they don't feel irritating for being such. The main character is simple, but yet charming individual, who is trying his best in explaining how this drink is something much more than a collection of brewed ingredients.
I do believe this work can prove interesting for a specific type of people, one whose are interested int the meaning and the thoughts that were put in, rather than the finished product. This is a manga that relies on you to think and reflect upon the stories that are told, as well as a work that do advises you to think outside the box, to trace the things to it's roots and to respect the history behind the creation of champagne. Since, it's merit as a liquor can be so much, but the true appreciation and richness it represents is often concealed in the emotional, and historial aspects of it's existence.
